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Roland Kelts, half-Japanese American writer, editor and lecturer, lives half of each year in Tokyo and New York. He is the author of "Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture has Invaded the US," writes about contemporary Japan for several publications in the US, Japan, Europe and Canada, and is a frequent commentator on Japan for National Public Radio and the BBC. He also plays the drums. ...more

JAPANAMERICA returns to Shanghai for CLSA CITIC Forum 2025

I returned to Shanghai for the first time in five years to deliver a presentation at this year's International CITIC CLSA Forum to talk about my book JAPANAMERICA and the state of the anime industry--with a look back at where it's been, and a quick glance at where it's headed. My humble thanks to my generous hosts and audiences. 
(photos courtesy of CITIC CLSA and CLSA Japan.)

  




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“But in Japan, there are two very specific words to define these selves: tatemae, or the presentation of your public self, and honne, how you really feel. ”
Roland Kelts

“In America, if you succeed, you get sued. If nobody is suing you in America, you haven’t made it there.”
Roland Kelts, Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S.

“It’s kind of a stoic life, to survive strictly on your obsessions. It’s also kind of religious, sometimes. You could say that it’s a kind of postmodernist view—to survive a meaningless life strictly on your tastes in things, your styles.”
Roland Kelts, Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S.

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